University of Texas at Dallas researchers are investigating whether attempts by the U.S. government to gain support from Latin American citizens during World War II can be applied to modern propaganda efforts. “For instance, are there particular characteristics that would let us know that a certain propaganda device is being used? Rankin said the propaganda strategies employed in En Guardia are fairly universal and used today. “Rapidly expanding access to information in recent years has made the need to identify and understand propaganda all the more urgent,” Ng said. “We hope this project will contribute to effectively and efficiently combating propaganda by designing and implementing an automated approach for identifying and analyzing propaganda content.”